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In the year 1909
886 Notable birthdays
Otto John
German resistance member (1909-1997).
Born March 19th, 1909 in Marburg.
Died March 26th, 1997 at 88 years old in Innsbruck.
Oldřich Nejedlý
Czech footballer (1909–1990).
Born December 26th, 1909 in Žebrák.
Died June 11th, 1990 at 80 years old in Rakovník.
Paul A. Baran
American marxist economist (1909–1964).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Mykolaiv.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 54 years old in Palo Alto.
Juan Carlos Onetti
Uruguayan novelist (1909-1994).
Born July 1st, 1909 in Montevideo.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
William Penney, Baron Penney
English mathematician and physicist (1909-1991).
Born June 24th, 1909 in Gibraltar.
Died March 3rd, 1991 at 81 years old in East Hendred.
Kurt Becher
Ss officer (1909–1995).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1995 at 85 years old in Bremen.
Ralph Byrd
American actor (1909–1952).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Dayton.
Died August 18th, 1952 at 43 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Setsuko, Princess Chichibu
Japanese princess; wife of yasuhito, prince chichibu (1909–1995).
Born September 9th, 1909 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died August 25th, 1995 at 85 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
Jack Kinney
American film director, animator (1909–1992).
Born March 29th, 1909 in Utah.
Died February 9th, 1992 at 82 years old in Glendale.
Robert Nighthawk
American blues musician (1909-1967).
Born November 30th, 1909 in Helena-West Helena, Helena. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1967 at 57 years old in Helena. [ref]
Gerhard Gentzen
German mathematician (1909-1945).
Born November 24th, 1909 in Greifswald.
Died August 4th, 1945 at 35 years old in Prague.
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
President of venezuela (1909-1950).
Born January 20th, 1909 in Caracas.
Died November 13th, 1950 at 41 years old in Caracas (gunshot wound).
Mikhail Mil
Soviet helicopter designer (1909-1970).
Born November 22nd, 1909 in Irkutsk.
Died January 31st, 1970 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Werner Henke
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born May 13th, 1909 in Toruń, Rudak.
Died June 15th, 1944 at 35 years old in Fort Hunt. [ref]
Archduke Karl Pius of Austria
Austrian-tuscan imperial and royal (1909-1953).
Born December 4th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 44 years old in Barcelona.
Robert Burks
American cinematographer (1909-1968).
Died May 13th, 1968 at 58 years old in Newport Beach.
Herbert Schultze
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born July 24th, 1909 in Kiel. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 77 years old in London.
Miliza Korjus
American-estonian opera singer and actress (1909-1980).
Born August 18th, 1909 in Warsaw.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Culver City (disease).
Leopold Kohr
Austrian academic (1909-1994).
Born October 5th, 1909 in Oberndorf bei Salzburg.
Died February 26th, 1994 at 84 years old in Gloucester.
Licia Albanese
Italian-born american operatic soprano.
Born July 22nd, 1909 in Torre a Mare. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2014 at 105 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Norman Krasna
American dramatist, screenwriter, and film director (1909–1984).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Queens.
Died November 1st, 1984 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Bernhard Grzimek
German zoo director and author (1909–1987).
Born April 24th, 1909 in Nysa.
Died March 13th, 1987 at 77 years old in Frankfurt.
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965).
Born August 10th, 1909 in Terre Haute.
Died July 7th, 1965 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Shura Cherkassky
American classical pianist (1909–1995).
Born October 7th, 1909 in Odesa.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 86 years old in London.
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